There are quite a few former local hardwood standouts who are faring well at the highest level of college basketball. Here’s a look at them:
Mustapha Heron, St. John’s
The versatile junior guard has started all 19 games for the Red Storm (15-4) and is the team’s second-highest scorer at 15.3 points per game. Heron also averages 4.9 rebounds in 31.7 minutes per contest. He is shooting a strong 44.2 percent (34-77) from three-point range, along with 76.6 percent (59-77) at the foul line.
Top totals: 27 points (Rutgers); 9 rebounds (Maryland Eastern Shore); 4 assists (California); 3 steals (Seton Hall, Princeton); 10 made field goals (Rutgers); 5 made 3-pointers (Sacred Heart)
Khadaijia Brooks, Marshall
The redshirt junior forward has started 17 of 18 games and averages a team-best 6.2 rebounds per contest. Brooks leads the team in blocked shots (22) and is third in scoring average (8.4 points per game). She plays 24.7 minutes per game for the Herd (10-8).
Top totals: 19 points (Evansville); 13 rebounds (Evansville); 4 assists (FIU); 3 blocks (Old Dominion); 3 steals (Coppin State); 8 made field goals (Evansville); 4 made 3-pointers (Appalachian State)
Ty Flowers, LIU-Brooklyn
The redshirt sophomore forward has started all 18 games for the Blackbirds (9-9) and averages a team-high 7.2 rebounds per contest. Flowers is first on the team in blocks (21) and is the second-highest scorer at 13.4 points per game. He has the third-most steals (22) and plays the third-highest amount of minutes per game (31.3).
Top totals: 27 points (Binghamton); 12 rebounds (Bryant); 6 assists (New Rochelle); 4 blocks (New Rochelle); 4 steals (Binghamton); 12 made field goals (Binghamton); 6 made 3-pointers (Fairfield)
Malik Petteway, Robert Morris
The senior forward is the leading rebounder for the Colonials at 5.9 per game. Petteway also leads RMU in blocked shots (26) and is second in steals (29). He is the team’s second-leading scorer at 11.1 points per game. Petteway has played in all 19 games for the Colonials (10-9) with an average of 19.8 minutes per contest. He is shooting 52.3 percent (80-153) from the field.
Top totals: 26 points (Mississippi Valley State); 11 rebounds (Mississippi Valley State); 3 assists (CCSU); 5 blocks (Louisville); 4 steals (St. Francis-Brooklyn, Bryant); 10 made field goals (Mississippi Valley State)
Raheem Solomon, Niagara
Solomon has played in all 19 games for the Purple Eagles (9-10), as a freshman. He is averaging 16 minutes per game and is fifth on the team in scoring average at 6.9. Solomon has the third-most made 3-pointers on the team (21) and is shooting a strong 81.5 percent (22-27) at the foul line.
Top totals: 18 points (Iona); 6 rebounds (St. Francis Brooklyn); 4 assists (Norfolk State); 2 steals (New Hampshire); 6 made field goals (Iona); 4 made 3-pointers (New Hampshire)
Statistics and headshot photos compiled from the team website of each athlete.
